just ordered a minidisc player

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 3:15 pm

the sony MZ-S1 model to be exact. i was searching for an mp3 player and could not find one that was cheap/upgradeable enough...so i gave in and went with a minidisc player. the technology is pretty cool....500MB discs...and holds around 5 hours of music. i'll report more once i have it!

Schwartz · Post by **Schwartz** » Sat Jan 11, 2003 3:05 am

I have a NetMD that I like. I use it in the car all the time. It is great on batteries. The software is a pain in the ass but there are ways around it if you look.

CaterpillarAssassin · Post by **CaterpillarAssassin** » Sun Jan 12, 2003 6:31 pm

Eww sony. I will never buy another sony product. Quality of there car stuff is TERRIBLE! You having good luck with that MD player?

Schwartz · Post by **Schwartz** » Mon Jan 13, 2003 12:39 am

Haven't had any problems with it. The battery seems to last forever. It has sat in the car through swealtering heat and subzero cold and still works like a champ.

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Fri Jan 17, 2003 1:09 pm

i've had the MD player for a few days now and am impressed. the software IS a pain in the butt (i would prefer a simple drag/drop feature to copy mp3's to the MD...), but the quality of the unit is very good. one AA battery lasts forever (well, it's rated for 54 or 56 hours), it's quiet, and the sound quality is great.

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Fri Jan 17, 2003 1:23 pm

I dont really get the point of a MD player in the present day.

Hope you enjoy it though.

Gerg

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Fri Jan 17, 2003 5:20 pm

i never gave MD's a second look until i went through various mp3 players and was always left wanting more. here is my reasoning:

1. MD players are better bang for the $$$

--one disc holds 500MB of data. up to 5 hours of music on one disc (~$2/disc retail)

2. battery life is longer than mp3 players (at least the ones i've had)

3. multiple file formats are supported (wav, mp3, direct ripping from CD, and a bunch more)+ real-time recording via in input jack (microphone, CD player, DVD player, live radio, whatever)

4. limitless expandability...just use an extra disc or 2.

my problem with mp3 players is that they have not come down in price and many of the brands have now switched to proprietary memory, if they even allow expansion. you pay $100+ for a 128MB player, which is not that many songs.

the Apple iPOD is one of the few that is "better", but it costs 3x as much and has a laptop hard drive in it...if you drop it...it's probably doomed.

i like both technologies, i just think Sony messed up with marketing the MD...it could have been ALOT more popular.

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Fri Jan 17, 2003 5:46 pm

DiscMan? They're pretty cheap nowadays and 10hours worth of MP3s on one disc, or CDA can be done on a RW so it's reussable/rearrangable.. I know it's a little slower, or is it?, but not that expensive anymore and media is WAY cheap now.. About 30 cents a piece for CD-R don't know about RW.. But hey, I wouldn't mind having one (an MD player) just to say I had one..

eGo

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Fri Jan 17, 2003 6:11 pm

size is a consideration for me...i can run/workout with it and it's not too big/heavy. a discman is a bit bulky.

discman are good for mass mp3 playback, however.

edit: YIKES! post #666. hehe

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